2.1. Your 2-(1-hydroxyethyl)benzofuran was enriched in one enantiomer. Assuming that
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generally cannot be made to produce either enantiomer as desired, use your knowledge of organic
reactions to design a reaction sequence to convert your sample to the other enantiomer. Show
reaction(s) and appropriate reagents.
2. Consider applying biocatalytic reduction with carrots to the following two ketones: tert-butyl
methyl ketone, and 3-hexanone. Which would you expect to give higher enantioselectivity in
biocatalytic reduction? Explain your answer.
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3.This first part of the Individual Research Project is an Outline and Annotated Bibliography. The
Outline should provide a very brief
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tline should provide a very brief overview of what you think you will do in the Policy Brief.
The Annotated Bibliography requires you to summarize at least three peer-reviewed scholarly
sources you will cite in the Policy Brief.
This assignment is designed to get you thinking about your topic in a way that clearly anticipates
the writing you will do for the Policy Brief. We want you to brainstorm and do a bit of research
well in advance of the deadline for the Policy Brief and, most importantly, we want you to put
your ideas down on paper so that we can give you feedback before writing the actual Policy
Brief. In other words, we are asking you to submit an Outline and Annotated Bibliography so
that we can help you write the best Policy Brief possible.
Your Outline should be divided into the following five sections and should be written in
complete sentences:
I. Audience: Identify the audience you are addressing and consider what that audience
is interested in. Who are you talking to in the Policy Brief and what does this suggest
about the approach you should take? (75-100 words).
II. Problem: State how you know the issue exists. What is the proof that students need
to improve this skill? (125-150 words).
III. Importance of Problem: Indicate why this problem matters. What are the
consequences of the problem not being addressed? Why do students need to improve
this skill? (100 words)
IV. Solution: Identify your preferred solution. What solution will work in your context
and why? (75-100 words)
V. Alternative Solution: Identify at least one other possible solution. What other
solutions did you consider? (75-100 words)
The total length of the Outline should be between 450 and 550 words.
When you submit your Outline, you must also include an Annotated Bibliography. An Annotated
Bibliography is an alphabetical list of research sources that provides bibliographical data (the
title, author, date, publisher, etc.) and a short summary or annotation of the source.
Your Annotated Bibliography should contain a minimum of three scholarly or peer-reviewed
sources, each with an accompanying annotation that is between 150 and 250 words long. The
annotations must summarize the research question or thesis, research methodology, results, and
conclusion. Annotations must include summaries and paraphrased information, NOT quotations.
A good annotation will include two separate paragraphs: 1) a paragraph summarizing the
research question or thesis, research methodology, results and conclusion; and 2) a paragraph
commenting on why this source is relevant for your research.
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4.a) Carbon tetrachloride is an organic compound with the chemical formula CCl4. It is a
colorless liquid with a “sweet” smell.
i.
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quid with a “sweet” smell.
i. Using the ground state electron configuration and excited state electron
configuration explain the hybridization of the central Carbon (C) atom. (7 Marks)
ii. Identify the orbitals that overlap to form the C-Cl bond. Draw a diagram to show
the orbital overlap. (3 Marks)
iii. What is the bond angle of CCl4? (1 Mark)
b) Consider a Fluorine atom (F) and a Fluorine anion (F-). Which of these two species would
you expect to have a larger radius? Explain your answer. (5 Marks)
c) Explain why the first ionization energy of Aluminum (Al) is less than that of Magnesium
(Mg). (4 Marks)
d) Assume the atom Oxygen(O) can form both cationic(O+) and anionic(O-) species. Place
the following species in order of increasing first ionization energy, starting with the lowest.
O+, O, O-
(5 Marks)
4.
a) Sea water contains roughly 28.0 g of NaCl per liter. (NaCl molar mass = 58.44 gmol-1).
i. Calculate the number of moles of NaCl in a liter of sea water. (2 Marks)
ii. Calculate the molarity of NaCl in sea water. (4 Marks)
iii. Calculate the mass by volume percent (W/V) of NaCl in sea water. (4 Marks)
Lowest first
ionization energy
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Intermediate
ionization energy
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Highest first
ionization energy
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10.. Consider the following 2D dataset:
C_(1∶ ) X=(x_(1 ),x_(2 ) )= {(0,2),(1,1),(1,4),(2,3),(2,5)}
C_(2∶
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(2,5)}
C_(2∶ ) X=(x_(1 ),x_(2 ) )= {(5,6),(5,8),(6,3),(6,7),(8,4)}
Find the direction V along which the two classes are best discriminated using the LDA.
(Get the μ_1,μ_2,S_W,S_B, V,W, and y following the procedure in Lec 9).
Plot the data before and after transformation using different colors for the two classes
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12.students are expected to research and compose a paper based on the application of concepts and theories examined in class.
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ies examined in class. This paper is not a literature review, though a literature review is part of your work. As this course takes place in a compressed timeline, I provided some suggestions for research topics. Feel free to use one of these as a springboard or propose your own.
At the end of the second week of class, students submit a three-page research paper prospectus. A research prospectus is a preliminary plan for conducting a study. This is not a detailed and technical research proposal, but rather, an analysis of the issues likely confronted in such a study. In essence, it is a preliminary proposal of work.
Research Paper Prospectus Elements
To complete the Research Paper Prospectus, consider the following elements. While the prospectus is limited to three pages of body content, remember, students must cover each of these areas as relevant to the plan for research:
Research Problem. What is the research problem? A problem is a situation when left untreated, produces a negative consequence for a group, an institution, or a(n) individual(s). What makes it a problem? For whom? Who says so?
Assumptions. On what assumptions is the work based? Which assumptions are verifiable in literature? Which assumptions are speculative?
Theoretical Issues. What theoretical issues arise from the study? For example, "theoretically," how is the problem and suspected results explained to other scholars? Is there a behavior view? A social systems view? Are there other theoretical orientations to consider in the study's design?
Literature Review. What, in general, does the literature say about the topic? While more development is expected for the final paper, a review of major theories, research, and writers in the field is needed.
Research Questions. Based on the problem, what are the research questions to be answered? How and why will answering the questions contribute to solving the research problem? Remember....a research question can only be answered with empirical data or information.
General Research Plan. In general, what research is necessary to answer the research question. What kind of data is needed? Specify the type, such as surveys, observations, or interviews. Who is to be studied and why? How is the data reduced and made sense of? How is the quality of the data assured?
Anticipated Difficulties and Pitfalls. What kind of difficulties and pitfalls are expected in a study of this nature? What can be done to prevent them or minimize their effects?
Anticipated Benefits. Who will benefit from the fact this research is undertaken? How? Why? Who might be disturbed by this proposed study? How? Why?
Paper Format Requirements
The Research Paper Prospectus is presented in standard APA 7 format, with a cover page, running head, body, and references list. The cover page and references do not count toward the three-page requirement. The body uses headers and in-text citations in the manner prescribed by APA. Students should include any references they know at the time they submit the prospectus, though it is expected the references may change or increase in number. Full and complete adherence to APA is required.
APA Basics
As APA format is the rule, remember the formatting rules shown on the Sample Paper (Links to an external site.):
Times New Roman, 12pt
1" margins on all sides
Double spaced, with extra line spaces removed (see below)
Page numbers in the upper right
Two spaces after concluding punctuation
150-250 word abstract with keywords
APA-style in-text citations and quote format. Use the Purdue OWL in-text citation information (Links to an external site.)to help you.
Alphabetical (by author) reference page with correct reference format. DO NOT trust the reference generator in your word processing program. It is WRONG! Use the Purdue OWL references information (Links to an external site.)to correctly structure references and do so manually.
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13.Question 1: What is a player’s « reaction function » in a Bertrand game ?
Question 2: What is a subgame
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subgame perfect Nash equilibrium?
Question 3: In which situations should we need the mixed extension of a game?
Question 4: Find, if any, all Nash equilibria of the following famous matrix game:
L R
U (2,0) (3,3)
D (3,4) (1,2)
Question 5: What is the difference between a separating equilibrium and a pooling equilibrium
in Bayesian games?
Question 6: Give another name for, if it exists, the intersection of the players’ best-response
« functions » in a game?
Question 7: assuming we only deal with pure strategies, the Prisoner’s Dilemma is a situation
with:
No Nash equilibrium One sub-optimal Nash equilibrium
One sub-optimal dominant profile No dominant profile
Question 8: If it exists, a pure Nash equilibrium is always a profile of dominant strategies:
True False
Question 9: All games have at least one pure strategy Nash equilibrium:
True False
Question 10: If a tree game has a backward induction equilibrium then it must also be a Nash
equilibrium of all of its subgames:
Tr
2/2
Question 11: The mixed Nash equilibrium payoffs are always strictly smaller than the pure
Nash equilibrium payoffs:
True False
Question 12: Which of the following statements about dominant/dominated strategies is/are
true?
I. A dominant strategy dominates a dominated strategy in 2x2 games.
II. A dominated strategy must be dominated by a dominant strategy in all games.
III. A profile of dominant strategies must be a pure strategy Nash equilibrium.
IV. A dominated strategy must be dominated by a dominant strategy in 2x2 games.
I, II and IV only I, II and III only II and III only
I and IV only I, III and IV only I and II only
Question 13: A pure strategy Nash equilibrium is a special case of a mixed strategy Nash
equilibrium:
True False
Question 14: Consider the following 2x2 matrix game:
L R
U (3,2) (2,4)
D (-1,4) (4,3)
The number of pure and mixed Nash equilibria in the above game is:
0 1
2 3
Exercise (corresponding to questions 15 to 20 below): assume a medical doctor (M)
prescribes either drug A or drug B to a patient (P), who complies (C) or not (NC) with each of
this treatment. In case of compliance, controlled by an authority in charge of health services
quality, the physician is rewarded at a level of 1 for drug A and 2 for drug B. In case of noncompliance, the physician is « punished » at -1 level for non-compliance of the patient with
drug A and at -2 level for non-compliance with drug B. As for the compliant patient, drug A
should give him back 2 years of life saved and drug B, only 1 year of life saved. When noncompliant with drug A, the same patient wins 3 years of life (due to avoiding unexpected
allergic shock for instance), and when non-compliant with drug B, the patient loses 3 years of
life.
Question 15: You will draw the corresponding matrix of the simultaneous doctor-patient game.
Question 16: Find, if any, the profile(s) of dominant strategies of this game.
Question 17: Find, if any, the pure strategy Nash equilibrium/equilibria of this game.
Question 18: Find, if any, the mixed strategy Nash equilibrium/equilibria of this game.
Questions 19 and 20: Now the doctor prescribes first, then the patient complies or not: draw
the corresponding extensive-form game (= question 19) AND find the subgame perfect Nash
equilibrium/equilibria (=
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15.ou are a consultant who works for the Diligent Consulting Group. In this Case, you are engaged on a consulting
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consulting basis by Loving Organic Foods. In order to get a better idea of what might have motivated customers’ buying habits you are asked to analyze the ages of the customers who have purchased organic foods over the past 3 months. Past research done by the Diligent Consulting Group has shown that different age groups buy certain products for different reasons. Loving Organic Foods has sent a survey to 200 customers who have previously purchased organic foods, and 124 customers have responded. The survey includes age data of past customers who purchased organic foods in the previous quarter.
Case Assignment
Using Excel, create a frequency distribution (histogram) of the age data that was captured from the survey. You should consider the width of the age categories (e.g., 5 years, 10 years, or other). That is, which age category grouping provides the most useful information? Once you have created this histogram, determine the mean, median, and mode.
After you have reviewed the data, write a report to your boss that briefly describes the results that you obtained. Make a recommendation on how this data might be used for marketing purposes. Be sure to conduct adequate research on organic foods industry, organic market analysis, and healthy food industry using IBISWorld database or other databases such as Business Source Complete (EBSCO) and Business Source Complete - Business Searching Interface in our online library. Provide a brief description on the industry background and the consumer changing attitudes and behavior toward healthy lifestyles. Also identify the customer demographics of organic food industry and explain how the customers of Loving Organic Foods are different from this target market.
Data: Download the Excel-based data file with the age data of the 124 customers: Data chart for BUS520 Module 1 Case. Use these data in Excel to create your histogram.
Assignment Expectations
Excel Analysis
Complete analysis in Excel using the Histogram function. Please watch the following video which covers how to create a histogram in Excel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL91GrVf3EY
If you are not so familiar with Excel, refer to the following link on Excel training videos: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Excel-training-9bc05390-e94c-46af-a5b3-d7c22f6990bb?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US
Check the professional market research reports from the IBISWorld database to conduct the industry analysis. IBISWorld can be accessed in the Trident Online Library.
IBISWorld Overview (n.d.). IBISWorld, Inc., New York, NY.
IBISWorld Forecast (n.d.). IBISWorld, Inc., New York, NY.
IBISWorld Data and Sources (n.d.). IBISWorld, Inc., New York, NY.
IBISWorld Navigation Tips (n.d.). IBISWorld, Inc., New York, NY.
Written Report
Length requirements: 4–5 pages minimum (not including Cover and Reference pages). NOTE: You must submit 4–5 pages of written discussion and analysis. This means that you should avoid use of tables and charts as “space fillers.”
Provide a brief introduction to/background of the problem.
Provide a brief description of organic food industry and target market characteristics such as their demographics, lifestyles and shopping behaviors.
Provide a written analysis that supports your Histogram age groups (bins).
Based on your analysis of the histogram data, provide complete and meaningful recommendations as the data relates to Loving Organic Foods’s marketing strategy.
Write clearly, simply, and logically. Use double-spaced, black Verdana or Times Roman font in 12 pt. type size.
Have an introduction at the beginning to introduce the topics and use keywords as headings to organize the report.
Avoid redundancy and general statements such as "All organizations exist to make a profit." Make every sentence count.
Paraphrase the facts using your own words and ideas, employing quotes sparingly. Quotes, if absolutely necessary, should rarely exceed five words.
Upload both your written report and Excel file to the case 1 Dropbox.
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16.Given the scheme R= (ABCDEF), and following set of functional dependencies:
F = (AB®C, C®A, BC®D, ACD®B, D®EF, BE®C, CF®BD, CE
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, ACD®B, D®EF, BE®C, CF®BD, CE ®AF).
(a) Find (BD)+
(b) Find (AB)+
(c) Find Candidate Keys for R
Question 3
Given the scheme R= (ABC), and following set of functional dependencies:
F = (A®BC, B® AC, C ® AB).
(a) Find closure (BC, F)
(b) Find at least one candidate key for R.
(c) Find at least one super-key for R which is not the same as your answer in
(b).
(d) Find at least one minimal cover for a relational scheme (ABC). Show work.
(e) Provide a 3NF decomposition for R.
Question 4
Consider the following set of FDs:
F = (A ® B, AB ® C, D ® AC, D ® E)
G = (A ® BC, D ® AE)
H = (A ® BC, B ® C, A ® B, AB ® C, AC ® D).
(a) Is F ≡ G? Show your work.
(b) Find the minimal cover for H. Show work.
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17.Consider the following LP, where the value of has not yet been ascertained
maxz = c1x + y
s. t .
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t . 2x + 2y ≤ 12
2x + 4y ≤ 10
x ≥ 0,y ≥ 0
(a) What value of will result in a unique optimal solution to this LP and what is the corresponding optimal solution? You need to give a comprehensive answer.
(b)What value of will result in infinitely many solutions to this LP? You need to give a comprehensive answer.
(c) What value will result in no optimal solution to this LP? You need to give a comprehensive answer.
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18.Consider the following set of friends {Albert, Betty, Adam, Jack, Patty, Meagan}. Define the following events involving meetimngs among
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ing events involving meetimngs among difefernt groups : F = {Betty, Patty, Meagan}, H = {Adam, Meagan}, and P = {Betty, Adam}. F Ç H is ___________.
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19. Consider the algorithm for finding the ith order statistic for the following
input: A = h5, 4, 9, 7, 10,
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7, 10, 6, 1, 8, 3, 2i.
Show the sequence of partitions required to find the minimum (the first order statistic)
using the first element in the array as the pivot using the Hoare’s partition scheme.
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20.We consider a L=3m bridge modeled by a 1d bar subject to a h=1m snow load.
The pressure load
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iven by
a=x0= 0m x1=1m x3=2m b=x3=3m
The equation for the 1d bar bending is given by :
Data : P=20.Pa, T=10000.N/m a=0., b=5. et
The bar is discretized into n=4 points with a constant spacing .
1) Considering the Taylor expansion of and
2) Replacing the approximation in the bending equation, show that we have the following
Discrete approximate problem
where , ,
3) Solve the linear system using both direct Gauss and Gauss-Jordan methods and plot the curve
4) Using numerical integration, compute the approximate
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21.NOTE: This week you will write about tone and theme in TWO different poems.
You must choose one from
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from the Romantic period,
and then you choose one from EITHER the Renaissance or Victorian periods to compare to the Romantic.
The poems are provided for you in the overview pages for each period of poetry.
To accomplish that, you must follow the above steps and complete the TPFASTT worksheet in order to gain the information you need to identify the theme/tone and to write about it. You will choose TWO poems on which to write. You will choose TWO. That means you'll have two responses about tone and two responses about theme.
This is important: please make sure that the two poems you choose share the same theme. This is extremely important for being able to write the essay in the final module. They must share the same theme. Consider the following subjects when determining a theme: power, love, control, religion, science, gender roles, death/loss/mourning, beauty, or values.
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22.Effective Consumer Relations
You are working as a manager in a local hospital. You received some patient satisfaction survey data, and
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patient satisfaction survey data, and you were asked to review the data and consider the impact on consumer relations.
Review the Patient Satisfaction Survey below:
Hospital Patient Satisfaction Survey
Patient Satisfaction Indicator
Current Performance
Goal
Hospital cleanliness
8.2
> = 9.2
Overall patient satisfaction with doctors
7.6
> = 9.2
Average patient wait time
13 minutes
< = 15 minutes
Overall patient satisfaction with hospital
9.7
> = 9.2
Complete the following prompts based on the chart provided above.
Patient satisfaction strength
Identify a patient satisfaction indicator that could be considered a strength for the hospital based on its current performance and the hospital’s goal.
Identify a strategy the hospital could use so that this indicator remains a strength in patient satisfaction.
Patient satisfaction weakness
Identify a patient satisfaction indicator that could be considered a weakness for the hospital based on its current performance and the hospital’s goal.
Identify a strategy the hospital could use so that this indicator does not remain a weakness in patient satisfaction.
[Insert Response]
Patient satisfaction opportunity
Identify a patient satisfaction indicator that could be considered an opportunity for the hospital based on its current performance and the hospital’s goal.
Identify a strategy the hospital could use so that this indicator could transform into a strength in patient satisfaction.
[Insert Response]
Explain the importance of effective consumer relations in the health care industry.
Consider the role data (e.g., surveys) plays in effective consumer relations.
Consider the role communication plays in effective consumer relations.
[Insert Response]
Cite any peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references used to support your assignment
[Insert references used]
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
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